Author: Robert SchoppPublisher: Springer Science & Business MediaISBN: 0387848452Size: 59.25 MBFormat: PDFView: 4560DownloadRead Online
In 2002, the United States Supreme Court determined that the Eighth
Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishments precluded execution of
those with mental retardation in view of their reduced culpability and deterability (
Atkins v. Virginia, 2002). In 2005, it extended this precedent to those whose capital offenses were committed when they were below age 18 (Roper v. Simons,
2005). Like those with mental retardation, juveniles were found to be significantly
less culpable and ...

Author: Mitchel RothPublisher: Cengage LearningISBN: 0495809888Size: 28.82 MBFormat: PDF, DocsView: 6355DownloadRead Online
Written by a historian and criminologist, the text goes in depth to demonstrate how history has shaped the present criminal justice system and how it affects public policy being established today.

Author: Ernest Van den HaagPublisher: Springer Science & Business MediaISBN: 1489927875Size: 40.61 MBFormat: PDFView: 5196DownloadRead Online
ing business patterns. There are many arguments that can be presented to the
courts in support of the abolition of capital punishment. Some of them deserve
little respect; others are, in my lay opinion, compelling. If the majority of the
justices are convinced by any argument, the court must ... In eighteenth century America, capital punishment was the only possible disposition for the gravest
felonies. ... We live in an age when the numbers of crimes committed increases
nearly every year.